how big is baby? the size of a cucumber (again, these fruit and veggie comparisons make no sense; in what universe is a cucumber larger than an acorn squash, eggplant, or cantaloupe?)
weight gain/loss? +15 pounds
stretch marks? maybe some faint ones around the sides of my hips
maternity clothes? yep
sleep? still sleeping through the night most evenings and it's getting more uncomfortable to roll over (I told John that it's like my ab muscles stopped working)
symptoms? numbness in my left hip and a little bit of heartburn
signs of labor? none
sex of baby? girl
movement? we have a wiggly worm!
belly button? still hanging in there, although it's nearly gone
what I'm worrying about: I've had some awful dreams about stillbirth - so scary
what I'm loving: that this baby thing finally feels REAL. For so many weeks, I refused to let myself get too excited about the idea of having a baby; I was terrified about another miscarriage and didn't want to get my hopes up. Now that I've rounded the corner into the third trimester and the final countdown is on (less than 70 days to go!), I can finally allow myself to acknowledge this new life growing and kicking away inside of me.
best moment this week? painting the nursery (we went with a lovely neutral gray - "Dolphin Fin" by Behr) and assembling the crib; it's surreal and a little emotional to walk past that room now and see it transformed into a nursery!
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